Package bow



y 1 B. Y. JAMES I 2,562,192

PACKAGE BOW 4 filed March 25, 19,46

INVENTOR. 5/// K Jamey Patented July 31, 1951 f UNITED STATES PACKAGEBOW Bill Y. jamesjmiam o fla. I v Application March 25,1946,-SerialNo.656,822 I This invention relates to the art of package wrapping andparticularly to the decorative portions of the wrapping which includesan encompassing ribbon-like element and a decorative bow, the functionwhereof is to present a pleasing 5 appearance rather than to perform anyduty with respect to holding the wrapping in place.

This invention is a continuation in part of that disclosed in myco-pending application, Serial No. 610,409, filed August 13, 1945, forDecorative Bow for Packages and has for one of its important aims theprovision of a multi-part bow, the elements whereof may be manufacturedwith a minimum amount of waste and may be packaged without affecting theappearance of the component parts of the bow.

One of the primary objects of this invention is the provision of a bowfor packages, the wrapping whereof is secured in place prior to theapplication of the bow and which wrapping does not necessitate theemployment of encircling ribbons or strings to hold the same in acondition Where the package being wrapped is surrounded thereby. It ispresently the practice to pre-cut package wrappings and place them upona box or the like within which the gift is housed and to secure thewrapping in place by a number of adhesive patches, all combining topresent a smooth appearance Without the application of strings orribbons. Such packages are not completely satisfactory because of theabsence of a decorative bow and, therefore, this invention, like the oneset forth in my co-pending application, makes provision for such a bowthat may be secured in place after the package has been wrapped as aboveset forth.

In the drawing:

.Fig'. 1 is a perspective view of a package having a bow thereon made inaccordance with the present invention.

'Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the bow per se'ntirely removed fromits operative position on the package.

'Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the bow.

Fig. 4 is a stretch-out plan view of one section of the bow. I

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of one side of section I near the centerthereof; and

Fig. 6 is a plan .view of another section of th bow. a

The bow comprises two distinct sections, one of which is designated bythe numeral I0, while the other is indicated generally by the numeralI2. Section II] is an initially flat body of sheet material formed asclearly shown in Fig. 1 and clai s- (01.41

printed or, otherwise decorated as at I4 to simulate the folds orgatherings that would appear in a how if the same were formed of fabricor the.

commercial type of ribbon now available.

Section ID has a patch of adhesive I6 at each;

end thereof and on one side and another patch ofadhesive I8 on the sameside near the center thereof. Section I 0 has a set-ofi area 20 on theside thereof opposite to adhesive patch I8. This 10. area is defined bya pair of straight substantially arallel lines 22 that serve as guidesin a manner hereinafter set forth.

The lengths of section III between set-01f area 20 and the ends thereof,are substantially identical and whenrebent, form loops 24, as shown inFigs. 1 to 3 inclusive. The rebending of these lengths between area and.the free ends of section II) occurs when the bow is formed and at thattime, adhesive I6 at the ends of section 20 I0,.comes into contact witha portion of the patch of adhesiv I8, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

, Section I2 isformed from an initially fiat piece of material andshaped as shown in Fig. 6. This section I2 has flared'end portions 26and a pair of substantially V-shaped lateral projections 28 extend inopposed relation to each side of section I2. Theoedges of projections 28are straight and the area of section I2 substantially completelyoutlined by the edges of projections 28 is practically the same as theset-off area 20 which receives this portion of section .I2 betweenprojections 28 when'the parts of the bow body are assembled. Thisrelation of parts is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 wherein two of thestraight ;edg'es'"of projections 28 are register with lines22gfor'the'purpo'sei of positioning the bow. In such position, asillustrated in Fig. 3, the bow is complete and ready "for application toa package 30 and 'the'efiect' of'tying the package with the bow body iscompleted by the use of a strip of material 32 that may be passed aroundpackage 30 in any direction desired. The bow body is secured directlytothis strip 32 if desired by adhesive "I8 on'section I'll. Oneside'ofsection I2 .h as adhesive. 34 thereon'and it is through this mediumthatsection 2 secured directly upon' set-off area 20 of section "I0. Theextent of ad hesive 34 on section I2 is greater than the width ofsection I I] at the point of application and such portion of adhesive 34as is beyond the edges of section II) serve to further secure the entirebow body directly to package 30.

If the ends 26 of section I2 are to be disposed at an angle diflferentfrom that illustrated in Fig. 3. it is only necessary to shift thesection l2 where the remaining two sides of lateral projections 28 arecaused to respectively register with lines 22 whereupon the angularityof section I2 will be such as to place the uppermost end 26 (a viewed inFig. 3) over the left hand loop 24 rather than over the right hand loop24.

Section 12 is decorated as at 36 to simulate a portion of a bow and thearea within lateral projections 28 is made to, assume, the appearance ofthe knotted portion thereof.

When packaging the component parts of this bow, section In is foldedupon itself along a transverse median line and section I2 issuperimposed upon the rebent section ID, all of which presents a flat,narrow, relatively short package that may be handled with otherdecorativewrap pings without danger of the parts-j of the. .bjow'becoming damaged.

It is understood that any suitable, flexible material such as paper orfabric may be used to form the sections iii and HE as well asthe strip:3-2 and wrapping forthe package 36 The adhesive t6, t8 and may beselected from any ofthe glues obtainableupon theopen market andcapableofadhering tethe -materialused-for the bow and package wrappings';

The manufacture of the bow just described is also less expensive thantheformof bow shown in my aforesaid co-p'endingapplication and thesefeatures, together with the ability to present a different appearing bowby shifting section I 2, all constitute a step forwardwhich solves anu'rn ber ofproblems now presented to those cornmercializing fancywrappings of the character including simulated decorative package cows;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters" Patent is:

1. A package bow comprising a body having one pair of separate sections,each of initially one pair of opposed, oval lengths, each reben't' toform one pair of loops, the other section being elongated and extendingsubstantially transversely and flatly across the said, one section atthe zone of juncture between the'inner ends'of' the pair of loops, saidother section being;formed" to simulate a knot at a point intermediateits ends, the free ends of said lengths and saidfo'the'r section beingadhesively secured to the onesection.

3. A package bow comprising a body having} one pair of initiallyseparate; flat; flexible sec-'- ti'ons, one of said sections having onepair'off'opposed oval lengths, each rebent'tofo'rm one pair of loops,the other section being elongated and extending substantiallytransversely and flatly across the said one section at the zone ofjuncture between the inner ends of the pair of loops, the free ends ofsaid lengths and said other section being adhesively secured to the onesection, said one section having a set-ofl area at the said zone ofjuncture, said other section being formed to have a portion ofsubstantially like shape as the set-off area to serve as a guide inapplying the other section to the said one section.

4. A package bow comprising a, body having one pair of initially flat,separate, flexible sections, one of said sections having one pair ofopposed, oval lengths, each rebent to form one pair' of loops, the othersection being extended substantially transversely across the said onesection at the zone of juncture between the inner ends of the pair ofloops, the ends of the one section being spaced apart and havingadhesive thereor ito hold the same in place on one" face ofthe" onesection when in the loop forming positions, the said one section havinga patch of adhesive on one face thereof between the spaced apart saidother section having a patch of adhesive-thereon for securing the sameto theopposite face of the one-section, said patch of adhesive beingofsufflcient area to extend beyond the longitudinal edges of the oneseeticn when the sections of the body are assembled to form a cow, saidmaterial being capable of interconnection said adhesive.

5'. A package bcwcomprising-abody-having-one pair of initially separate,flat sections; oneof said sections having one pair'of-opposed, ovallengths,

each rebent to form one pair of loops, the othersection being extendedsubstantially transversely across the said one section at the zone ofjuncture between the inner ends of the pair of loops and beingadhesively joined thereto, said one section having a set-off area withtwo substan tially straight, transverse lines thereon at the saidzone ofjuncture, said other section being provided with of opposed, angular,straight sided lateral projections adapted to selectivelyregister withthe lines on the one section when" superimposing the, other section ontothe on sectionv to form the complete bow. p

BILL Y. JAMES;

REFERENGES' CITED The following references are of record in the; file ofthis patent:

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OTHER REFERENCES Packaging Catalog, 1941, page 176.

